雅思口語素材:old person

　　詞匯庫：

　　feminist n. 男女平等主義者，女權(quán)擴(kuò)張論者

　　unruly a. 不受拘束的，不守規(guī)矩的，蠻橫的，難駕馭的

　　allure n. 魅力，吸引力

　　escendant n. 子孫，后裔，后代

　　rhetoric a. 花言巧語的

　　bloodshed n. 血緣關(guān)系

　　stature n. 聲望，地位

　　foster vt. 養(yǎng)育，培養(yǎng)

　　flattering a. 討人喜歡的，奉承的

　　traumatic a. 痛苦而難忘的

　　insecure a. 不可靠的，不安全的，危險的

　　compelling a. 引人注目的

　　score vt. 成功的獲得

　　fraudulent a. 欺詐的，欺騙性的，騙得的

　　wig n. 假發(fā)

　　thrilling n. 驚心動魄的，使人感動的

　　privilege n. 特權(quán)，特別待遇

　　eccentric n. 古怪人

　　lovable a. 可愛的

　　shrewd a. 精明的

　　town folk n. 鎮(zhèn)上的人

　　eccentricity n. 怪癖

　　legendary a. 傳奇似的

　　severely a. 嚴(yán)厲地

　　intensely ad.強(qiáng)烈地

　　elaborate a. 精心構(gòu)思的

　　conscious a. 意識到的

　　on another occasion 還有一次

　　sense of humour 幽默感

　　Sb. have a good sense of humour 某人很有幽默感

　　rely on sb. / sth. 依賴

　　be weak with age 年老體弱

　　語句庫:

　　He is aging fast.

　　他老得很快。

　　a strong and decisive leader 強(qiáng)有力而又堅(jiān)決果斷的領(lǐng)導(dǎo)人

　　Some people consider his behavior a little bit odd，however，I appreciate him very much.

　　More recently，historians have studied her as a feminist icon, exploring the ramifications of her position as a woman in authority.

　　True eccentrics never deliberately set out to draw attention to themselves. They disregard social conventions without being conscious that they are doing anything extraordinary. This invariably wins them the love and respect of others, for they add color to the dull routine of everyday life.

　　真正古怪的人從不會故意做些事情來引人注目，他們玩世不恭，卻沒有意識到他們正在做著與眾不同的事情。這種做法常常使他們贏得別人的愛戴和尊敬，因?yàn)樗麄兘o單調(diào)的日常生活增添了色彩。

　　Up to the time of his death，John was one of the most notable figures in our town.

　　JOHN生前是我們鎮(zhèn)上最負(fù)盛名的人物之一。

　　He was a shrewd and wealthy business-man.

　　他是個精明有錢的生意人。

　　He is bald and has large ears.

　　She is the funniest person I have ever come across.

　　經(jīng)典句型：It takes sb. some time to do sth.

　　The old man was on the point of death.

　　老人快要死了。

　　To be in the elder's company is like reading a thick book of de luxe edition that fascinates one so much as to be reluctant to part with.

　　和老年人在一起就像讀一本厚厚的精裝書，魅力無窮，令人愛不釋手。

　　We are all going to be old one day.

　　有朝一日我們都會變老的。

　　Nowadays in North America it’s common to see older people holding hands on the street and I think it’s nice, because they still have some romance left in the relationship.

　　如今在北美大街上常能遇到上年紀(jì)的夫妻拉著手，我覺得那樣真好，因?yàn)槟潜砻魉麄內(nèi)匀缓芾寺?/p>

　　☆ 老人在中國和西方的生活：

　　It a common tradition in China that children live together with their parents until they are married, and often children still live with the parents after they are married.

　　在中國，孩子們結(jié)婚前一直與父母生活在一起是很普遍的，許多人婚后仍和父母共同生活。

　　In China the grandparents stay on with the family and look after the grandchildren while the parents are at work.